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Taliban hit US base after talks news  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:13:49 GMT
Four US soldiers are killed in a Taliban attack at Bagram airbase in Afghanistan, shortly after the US announced direct talks with the militants. 
Obama to speak at Brandenburg Gate  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:16:14 GMT
US President Barack Obama arrives in Berlin at the start of a visit during which he will address crowds at the city's famous Brandenburg Gate. 
Brazil sends troops to quell protest  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:33:20 GMT
Brazil is to send troops to five major cities to help restore order after massive protests calling for better education and transport, the justice ministry says. 
Brazil clashes after Rousseff praise  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:37:09 GMT
Riot police and demonstrators clash in new protests in Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo, after President Rousseff praises the protests' aims. 
Toxic substance in Fukushima water  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:10:42 GMT
High levels of a toxic radioactive isotope, strontium-90, have been found in groundwater at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator says. 
Refugee numbers 'highest since 1994'  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:43:40 GMT
The UN says 7.6 million people became refugees in 2012, the highest number since 1994, with the conflict in Syria a major new factor. 
Saturn probe to acquire Earth image  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:08:23 GMT
The Cassini probe in orbit around Saturn is going to picture the ringed planet in a special photo that also includes a distant Earth. 
Jail reckless bankers, report urges  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:03:38 GMT
A report commissioned by the UK government calls for new measures, including criminal sanctions, to make bankers responsible for their own failings. 
Assange vows to stay in embassy  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:01:50 GMT
Wikileaks website founder Julian Assange vows to remain in the Ecuadorian embassy in London even if accusations of sex crimes are dropped. 
Army leads north India flood rescue  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:12:53 GMT
Military helicopters lead rescue operations in India's flood-hit northern states, where 130 people are now known to have died. 
Doctors plea for Guantanamo care  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:40:30 GMT
An open letter published in the Lancet medical journal calls for hunger-striking Guantanamo Bay detainees to receive independent medical care. 
US House passes abortion-limits bill  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:22:04 GMT
The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives passes a bill to restrict abortions to the first 20 weeks after conception. 
Applause is a 'social contagion'  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:04:34 GMT
The quality of a performance does not drive the amount of applause an audience gives, a study suggests. 
'Hoff' crab's oceanic 'road trip'  Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:38:02 GMT
A hairy crab named after US actor David Hasselhoff hitched a ride on an ocean "super-highway" to colonise deep sea vents in the Atlantic tens of millions of years ago. 
VIDEO: Huawei unveils 'thinnest' smartphone  Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:17:49 GMT
Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei unveils its latest mobile handset, which the company says is the thinnest on the market.